Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver joins this years I’m A Celeb series

Ahead of this year’sI'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!starting, many names have been tossed around under speculation that they could head to the Australian jungle.

The latest isCoronation Streetlegend Sue Cleaver, who is best known for playing Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap.

Sue, 59, will join a huge list of cobbles icons who have appeared on the show over the years – including Andy Whyment, who is set to star on the all-stars version in South Africa next year.

A source toldThe Sun: “Sue is a very much-loved Street legend and the bosses are delighted to have her as part of the line-up this year.

“She will be a brilliant addition, and is looking forward to really pushing out of her comfort zone and challenging herself in the jungle.”

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Her other colleague Simon Gregson – who plays Steve McDonald – made it to the final on last year's show, which was based in Wales' Gwrych Castle.

Sue, who made her debut on Corrie in 2000, first starred in Dinner Ladies. She has been a firm favourite on the show as single-mum Eileen who works the radio for Street Cars.


From her long-running bicker with Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, to a series of dramatic romances – Sue has kept viewers coming back for more.

She’s not the only name touted to enter this year’s show and recentlyChris Moyleswas said to besigned up for this year’s I’m A Celebrity, according to reports.

The former BBC Radio DJ is said to have turned down producers of the show many times before but believes 2022 “feels like the right time.”

Speaking to The Sun, a source said: “Chris is a huge signing for I’m A Celebrity and they have been trying to sign him for years.

“Previously he’s turned them down for a number of reasons but this year feels like the right time. Chris has signed up and is preparing himself mentally and physically to go Down Under.

“Fans of the show are in for a real treat and Chris has no doubt there will be some people who will be ringing to vote for him to do some of the gruelling trials.

“This a huge moment for him and he cannot wait to get stuck in."

The news comes after it was revealed on Friday (7 October) that Loose Women favourite Charlene White would also be making her way down under for the highly-anticipated series.

A source called the newsreader a “great addition” to the camp thanks to her “strong opinions” and “personable” personality.

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